WIFE PLEADS FOR HUSBAND'S RELEASE

The wife of a man arrested Friday night with 15 guns after a dispute with her told a judge Monday that she is not afraid of her husband and asked that he be allowed to go home with her.

Frederick Bornemann, 41, of 35 Bernardino Ave., is charged with second-degree threatening, interfering with an emergency call, illegal possession of an assault weapon, carrying a weapon illegally, two counts of having a weapon in a motor vehicle, three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, two counts of risk of injury, and having no pistol permit, court documents show. In Superior Court in Enfield, Judge Howard Scheinblum set bail at $250,000 Monday and ordered Bornemann to have no contact with his wife or children.

Police said they arrested Bornemann with a loaded .45-caliber pistol after receiving a call about a man with a gun in a domestic dispute. Police said he pointed the gun at his wife during the dispute.

Michael Georgetti, Bornemann's attorney, said the incident did not happen as it was detailed in a police report and that Bornemann's wife said he never pointed the gun at her. Georgetti said that from his reading of the details, Bornemann was not intent on harming others.

"He was intent on taking his own life," Georgetti said.

Deborah Bornemann said she does not fear her husband and that when she told police what happened she also mentioned that she was not certain of the sequence of events.

"I do not have any fear from Fred at all," Deborah Bornemann said. "Even Friday, when that happened, I was not afraid."

Assistant State's Attorney Christopher Parakilas said Deborah Bornemann gave a signed statement to police about the incident. Parakilas also said his reading of the police report doesn't indicate that Bornemann was trying to commit suicide.

After arriving at the Bornemann home Friday, police found Frederick Bornemann running north along nearby Campania Road, Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said.

Bornemann ran into a wooded area, and officers lost sight of him, according to police. Bornemann eventually heeded officers' instructions to come out of hiding, police said. That's when officers found a loaded .45-caliber handgun, police said.

When police searched the Bornemanns' home they found 15 guns, including long guns and handguns, swords, knives, bayonets and blowguns with darts.

Police said Bornemann's wife also told them that her husband said he would kill the first police officer he saw Friday. Police said they also found notes that led them to believe he intended to hurt or kill someone.